We had a nice warm day with light winds. I was riding my Slingshot Misfit 146cm board. I was flying my Best Waroo 16m kite. Don’t get many light steady winds like this in the Gorge. The video was s…
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Five men have kitesurfed across the Channel in an attempt to break the world record (2h30m) and helped raising cash for the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
Jamie Brakewell and friends have successfully made it from Dungeness (Kent, UK) to Boulogne (France) and collected £6,700 so far… Details
Question: My son loves to skateboard, but he refuses to wear a helmet because, as he says, “none of the other kids wear them.” My husband believes that all of this helmet-wearing is just a “marketing hype” and that it isn’t necessary. He insists that he never wore a helmet when he was growing up, and he is fine. Can you give me some information that might help me to change their minds?
Answer:Â We are getting to the time of year when people engage in skateboarding, bicycling and rollerblading — all activities typically conducted over cement and hard surfaces. Sports-related head injuries lead to more than 750,000 hospitalizations annually, just in the United States. Many of these require a visit to the emergency room or, at least, urgent care. Fortunately, only a few result in death or permanent injury.
In spite of these data, many parents, like your husband, still question the need for helmets. But without head protection…Â Details